[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The number of inspections of dwelling houses under the Public Health and Housing Acts was 11,167 followed up by 20,636 re- inspections. The number of informal notices served totalled 3,454. It was necessary to serve abatement notices in 1,187 cases where the informal notices were not complied with in a reasonable time. In addition, one notice was served under Section 0 of the Housing Act, 1936. 10,551 defects were remedied during the year. The following is a summary of improvements effected at dwelling houses:— Eoofs repaired Chimney stacks repaired Piainwater gutters repaired Downspouts repaired Walls pointed or repaired Ventilation improved Windows repaired Window sashcords renewed Firegrates repaired Heartlistones reprdred lioors re!aid or repaired Skirting boards rei^aired Wallplaster repaired Ceiling plaster repaired Vfalls and ceilings cleansed Doors re]:)aired Staircases re])aired Sinks renewed Sinlv waste j)i])cs trapped or repaired Washing boilers repaired Dam])ness remedied Yard surfaces repaired or relaid Yards drained Siifficdent water supply provided Drains constructed, altered, relaid .. Drains cleansed Land di'ains provided AVnter closets repaired Ash])its abolished Xnisance from animals abated Hditercourses or ditches cleansed Miscellaneous 1,373 166 626 232 613 18 492 595 431 21 566 95 1,294 628 3 551 41 63 228 12 365 188 3 145 141 387 5 865 12 1 5 386 Legal Proceedings Legal proceedings were iiistituted in 15 cases where owners had not com])lied with the requirements of i-he abatement notices. No fines were inflicted but costs totalling C6. 2. Od. were awarded and nuisancf' orders were made by the IMagistrates in 5 cases where the work was still ontsta.nding at the date of the hearing. The orders were addressed to the Local Authority in three cases where the owners could not 1)6 found.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927461_0056.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
